Bill allowing guns on church property passes state Senate

A bill which would allow a person to legally carry a gun in a church property, regardless of whether there is a school on the same property or not, passed through the state Senate on Tuesday.

Currently, Hoosiers can carry a gun on church property as long as there is no school on the same property. Senate Bill 33, however, would allow a person to carry a gun with the permission of the church, regardless of the presence of a school.

Sen. David Niezgodzki, D-South Bend, said there are people who commit crimes involving guns and there should be people who are able to protect others on a church property.

“There are realities that we face, and there are bad people out there,” he said.